Discussion on option enrollment policies and option enrollment capacity for the district were among the items on the agenda when the Wayne Community Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Monday.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Lenihan provided information on Policy 5006 Option Enrollment. He said the only change from the current policy language is that the final deadline for seeking option enrollment has been moved up from June 1 to May 1,
It was noted that siblings of current option enrollment students are exempt from any capacity limits.
During the presentation from the public portion of the meeting Wayne TeamMates Coordinator Shalee Hoffman shared information about the TeamMates program. She talked about the history of the program, both in Nebraska and in Wayne, and listed a number of statistics on the number of youth who have benefited from the program.
Board committee reports included information on the recently completed staff giving campaign for the Wayne Community Schools Foundation and the implementation of a fund from the family of Shirley "Pat" Straight to assist new teachers in the district.
The Wayne Community Schools Board of Education will next meet in regular session on Monday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. in the junior-senior high school library.
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